M3F Radiology Abbreviations

Question 1

Angio

Answer 1

angiography

Question 2

AP

Answer 2

anteroposterior

Question 3

Ba

Answer 3

barium

Question 4

BE

Answer 4

barium enema

Question 5

C-spine

Answer 5

cervical spine

Question 6

CT

Answer 6

computed tomography

Question 7

CXR

Answer 7

chest x-ray

Question 8

Decub

Answer 8

decubitus - lying down

Question 9

DICOM

Answer 9

digital image communication in medicine

Question 10

DI

Answer 10

diagnostic imaging

Question 11

DSA

Answer 11

digital subtraction angiography

Question 12

EBUS

Answer 12

endobronchial ultrasound

Question 13

EBUS-TBNA

Answer 13

endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration

Question 14

ECHO

Answer 14

echocardiography

Question 15

EUS

Answer 15

endoscopic ultrasonography

Question 16

18F-FDG

Answer 16

fluorodeoxyglucose - radiopharmaceutical used in PET scanning

Question 17

fMRI

Answer 17

functional MRI

Question 18

Gd

Answer 18

gadolinium - MRI contrast agent

Question 19

I - 123

Answer 19

isotope of radioactive iodine - used in thyroid scans

Question 20

I - 131

Answer 20

isotope of radioactive iodine - used in diagnosis and treatment for thyroid cancer

Question 21

IVP

Answer 21

intravenous pyelogram

Question 22

KUB

Answer 22

kidneys-ureters-bladders - x-ray imaging without contrast

Question 23

LAT

Answer 23

lateral

Question 24

LS films

Answer 24

lumbosacral (spine) films

Question 25

L-spine

Answer 25

lumbar spine

Question 26

MDCT

Answer 26

multidetector CT scanner

Question 27

MR, MRI

Answer 27

magnetic resonance, magnetic resonance imaging

Question 28

MRA

Answer 28

magnetic resonance angiography

Question 29

MRV

Answer 29

magnetic resonance venography

Question 30

MUGA

Answer 30

multiple-gated acquisition - radioactive of heart function

Question 31

PA

Answer 31

posteroanterior

Question 32

PACS

Answer 32

picture archival and communications system

Question 33

PET

Answer 33

positron emission tomography

Question 34

RAIU

Answer 34

radioactive iodine uptake - tests thyroid gland function

Question 35

RFA

Answer 35

radiofrequency ablation

Question 36

SBFT

Answer 36

small bowel follow through

Question 37

SPECT

Answer 37

single photon emission computed tomography

Question 38

Tc-99m

Answer 38

radioactive technetium

Question 39

Tl - 201

Answer 39

thallium 201

Question 40

T-spine

Answer 40

thoracic spine

Question 41

UGI

Answer 41

upper gastrointestinal (series)

Question 42

US, U/S

Answer 42

ultrasound; ultrasonography

Question 43

V/Q

Answer 43

ventilation perfusion scan of the lungs